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Resisting decline: the neuroprotective role of resistance exercise in supporting cerebrovascular function and brain health in aging by Baraa Al-Khazraji

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75th Annual Italian Society of Physiology Meeting in Torino

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Medical Physics and Imaging

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75th Annual Italian Society of Physiology Meeting in Torino

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Editors

zhen cheng

federico giove

hossein arabi

jens p bankstahl

Articles

Diagnostic Performance of Liver Steatosis Analysis and Ultrasound-Guided Attenuation Parameter in Quantifying Hepatic Steatosis: A Comparative Evaluation Using Controlled Attenuation Parameter as Reference

Modulation of neurofluid fluctuation frequency by baseline carbon dioxide in awake humans: the role of the autonomic nervous system

Reduced diaphragmatic function during term labor and its association with second stage of labor: an intrapartum ultrasound study

An adaptive fusion of composite attention convolutional neural network for polyp image segmentation

Research Topics

Advancement in Nanotechnology for Medical Imaging and Diagnostics

Proceedings of the International School on Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function - XIV Workshop

Breaking New Ground in Optical Imaging for Point-of-Care Applications

Rapid Image Reconstruction